New Law Means Future Medical Scandals Could Be Missed Says Nhs Watchdog Health Policy
The government bill on health care, passed Wednesday, means NHS staff can report clinical errors privately in a “safe place”. But Rob Behrens, parliamentary ombudsman and health services ombudsman, says the change means he and his staff will not be able to understand medical failures because his office will be denied access to this vital information. Ironically, the reversal of the rules for health research went through the Commons on the same day that the report on the biggest motherhood scandal in NHS history was published....